The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1929 Page: 4 of 8
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THE MAD1S0NVILLE METEOR. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929.
The Madisonville Meteor
J. A. KNIGHT. Editor and Prop.
Entered as second-class matter
January 19, 1805, at the post-ofttce in
Madiaonville, Texas, under the act of
March 8, 1879..
In the county, year $1.50
Out of county, year 2.00
In the county, 6 months .75
Out of county, 6 months 1.00
Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation of
•ny person, Arm or corporation which
unintentionally may appear in the
columns of the Meteor will be gladly
corrected upon its being brought to
the attention of the management.
EDITOR OF LOVELADY STAR
EXPRESSES HIS OPINION
Lovelady is a small town just next
door in Houston county, but a very
live little town for its size. They
have a newspaper with a newspaper
man at the helm who knows all the
ins and outs of the newspaper game
along with the strenuous mental lab-
or that must be tolerated with all
kinds of other worries. Listen to
what this experienced editor says:
"The editor of this old rag of lib-
erty, like other newspapersmen, know
that running a newspaper is, more or
less, the business of the public. When
it comes to what shall be printed,
what views shall be expressed and
what shall be played up, it is very
muchly the public's business, but
When it comes to paying the freight
and keeping the journal operating, it
is much less the public's interest?.
The only source of revenue that
the publishers of this newspaper havtf
comes from selling its advertising
space and subscriptions to the Star.
It is extremely rare that any body
asks us for a free subscription, but
it is an every day occurence that
somebody comes in with a request
for free advertising which they have
the nerve to designate as 'notice.'
The advertising price of this old
rag is fixed at what we believe is a
fair rate. It is necessary in order
that the paper may meet its demands.
Of course, we assume that certain
average amount of space will be sold
for this purpose in each issue and
reserve the rest of the paper for
strictly news matter.
Now, we don't intend to convey
the ida that our local advertisers are
free space grafters. In almost ev-
ery instance where a local man has
asked for free space he has done so
without understanding exactly what
was involved. On the other hand,
there are some who never advertise
and who make it a practice to
'mooch' publicity from the home pa
per each week, undeT one pretense
or another. In justice to everybody,
we treat all alike, and leave out most
of the free publicity stuff that has
no news value, yet some of our (?)
friends work in under the guise of
personal news matter."
More than 1,000 acres were plant-
ed to field peas in Gregg county the
past season, producing an average of
20 bushels to the acre and bringing
an average price of $3.00 a bushel.
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SPECIALS
— FOR —
Saturday, Dec. 14, and Wednesday, Dec. 18.
MEAT DEPARTMENT
VEAL STEAK Choice cuts, per lb 28c
PORK ROAST per lb 25c
HAMS Wilson's Certified, per lb 27c
BUTTER Clear Brook, per lb 47c
CHEESE Wisconsin No; 1, per lb 29c
We handle only young, fat baby veal
which is sure to satisfy.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
SUGAR 17 lbs. for 90c
COFFEE Guaranteed 100 per cent Pure
Fancy, per pound
Or 7 Pounds for
FLOUR 48-lbs. Extra High Patent.
SALT BACON per pound
CIGARETTES per carton
are now equipped with two checking
stands which enable us to serve twice as
many customers. No more waiting.
15c
$1.05
$1.59
. 15c
$1.15
CATSUP 14-oz. Bull Head ... 17c
PORK & BEANS 3 for 25c
MAYONNAISE Full pint 20c
LARD 45 lbs. Advance, fresh $5.25
TOMATOES No. 1 each 06c
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
DEPARTMENT
BANANAS per dozen 10c
ORANGES per dozen 18c
APPLES per dozen 15c
GRAPES California, per lb 10c
COCOANUTS ecah 08c
CARROTS per bunch 07c
BEANS (Valley) 2 pounds 25c
LETTUCE 2 for 15c
RUTABAGO TURNIPS, per pound ... 05c
Here one is assured of getting
the most of the best mershandise
at the least possible cost.
MADISON COUNTY
FARM NEWS
(By County Agent B. F. Vance)
WILLO WHOLE 4H CLUB BOYS
ORGANIZE FOR 1930
The County Agent, assisted by
Sup't O. V. Robinson, organized the
4H club at Willowhole for 1930. Much
interest was manefested by the boys
of the cpmmunity. Many of the boys
are going to have several projects
each for next year. Eleven boys, in-
cluding Marvin Martin who won a
trip to the Dallas Fair this year for
having more exibits at the Fair than
other club boys, signed up for the
work. A list of th<? members and their
projects follows: Marvin Martin-corn,
cotton and kaffir; Joe Neil McNair-
corn; Elmer Lang-cotton; Lary Lee-
corn; William Lee-cotton; Floyd Cub-
stead-tomatoes and a pig; Otha Cub-
stead -cotton and corn; Alvin Mag-
ness- cotton and corn; Truman Fry-
cotton, tomatoes and a pig; Truett
Reding-cotton, corn and a pig; and
Bill Bob Taylor-a pig.
Where a community has as many
as eight boya who are active dub
members the County Agent plans to
make monthly visits to the club and
give the members definite lessons on
the work they are in. With this close
contact it is hoped that the boys will
get much out of the work.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE-
ltc
-Plenty of Maize Heads.
T. A. BYERS.
FOR SALE-
condition. See
-Cane mill
Fred Seay.
good
tf.
FOR SALE—12 or 15 Black Jersey
Giant Chickens at $1 each. Took prize
at the Fair. Mrs. M. A. McDONALD-
FOR SALE—324 acres of farm
and pasture land on Trinity river, a
snap at $15.00 per acre. See Knight
and Brownlee for further particulars.
NOTICE—I have moved my Law
Office from the Herring-Turner
building to the second floor of the
Price building.
J. L. BROADWAY.
For Sale- Charter Oak cooking stove
in good condition see T.I.Whitmire.
3t.c
NOTICE—Positively no hogs allowed
on our premises.
L. W. Shoemacher
O. D. Burnett.
For rent—About 65 or 70 acres of
land, convenient to school. Would
give a long time lease to the right
party, including a country store, a
good location. Mrs. M. D. Seay Rt.l
EVENING SCHOOL AT MT. TABOR
Mr. R. A. Manire, suprintendent of
the Madisonville schools and teacher
of Vocation Agriculture, assisted by
the County Agent and others, is con-
ducting an evening school at Mount
Tabor. During this school lectures
will be given on phases of agricul-
ture that farmers in the community
are interested in. Soil conservation, so
states Mr. Manire, seems to be at-
tracting the atention of most farmers
at present. Many lectures on this are
included in the school and to further
instruct the farmers in this work Mr.
Manire plans to give some afternoon
during the school to practical work
in running terrace lines.
Farmers in and around that com-
munity will find it worth their time
to attend these lectures and demon-
strations conducted by Mr. Manire
as it is a sure thing no harm can come
from such attendance, but on the other
hand, if farmer? will think deeply
about the things told them during
this school and then act according-to
ther better judgement, they will reap
great rewards as a result of the
school.
FOR SALE—White Holland Tur-
keys; $6.00 pr. MRS. P. K. GOREE,
Sr., Midway, Teas. lc
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
MEETING
The annual meeting of the share-
holders of the First National Bank
of Madisonville, Texas, for the elec-
tion of directors and the transaction
of such other buisness as may pro-
perly come before the meeting will
be held in the directors room of said
Bank on Tuesday, the 14th day of
January, A. D. 1930, at ten o'clock
a.m.
II. A. Turner,
38-4t President.
S. II. Fostdr Practices Diversified
Farming
One day last week the County
Agent visited Mr, S. H. Foster in
the Jozye community and instructed
him in running terrace lines. It will
be remembered that Mr. Foster won
a farm lewel at the Madison County
Fair last fall for having the best in-
dividual farm exhibit.
The County Agent, desirous to find
out Mr. Foster's method of farming
and his ideas about it, asked several
questions concerning his crops and
methods of cultivation. It was learn-
ed that, in addition to 80 acres of
cotton and 25 acres of corn, several
other crops—4 acres of ribbon cane,
2 acres of peanuts, 12 acres of peas,
one and a half acres of darso, three
acres of sorghum, one and a half
acres of hegira, one acre of water
melons, one acre of sweet potatoes,
one-half acre of Irish potatoes, an
orchard consisting of pears, peaches
and plums, 126 white leghorn hens,
and five milk cows, all brought in
substantial returns during the year.
Mr. Foster states that his other
crops brought in considerably more
money than his cotton crop, and that
this money came in all during the
year. There is no doubt in Mr. Fos-
ter's mind as to the value of diversi-
fied farming. He says that it has
kept him out of debt and made a
good living for him and his family.
Correction
In reporting the cuitivvation of
cotton grown by Luther Hensarling,
Junior, an error was made as to the
time the cotton was laid by. It was
reported June 19th, and should have
been July 19th.
GRIMES COUNTY COUPLE
ARE VICTIMS OF HIJACKER
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CASH & CARRY
Normangee, Texas.—Some four
miles out of Bryan, on their return
home form the Texas and A. & M.
game on Thanksgiving day about 10
o'clok that night, Mr. John A. Heath
and his wife of Spring Grove, near
Anderson, and Mrs. Heath's sister
Miss Artie Gray Batson of Norman-
gee, were stopped by two holdup men
who robbed Mr. Heath of $25 in cash
and forced Miss Batson to surrender
a '29 class ring. Miss Batson is a
student in Baylor College and was on
her way home for the holidays.
Free training for Christian service
at home and abroad is offered to eag-
er Christian young men and women
at the well-equipped Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago. All nationali-
ties and all denominations of Chris-
tians are equally welcome. Some
courses are available which require
a high school preparation and for
which a college preparation would be
better, but its General Course has no
educational qualification for admis-
sion beyond that of the eighth grade
of the grammar school or its equiv-
alent. English is taught students
who are defective in it. Among the
subjects covercd are the English
Bible, Evidences of Christianity,
Church History, Evangelism, Public
Speaking, Missions, Music, vocal and
instrumental (a small charge is made
for private lessons), Christian Edu-
cation or Sunday School Administra-
tion, Hebrew, Yiddish, and New Test-
ament Greek. For those going to be-
nighted places of the earth, Hygiene
and First Aid, Home Economics and
Manual Training are added. The
Winter term will open January 3, but
admission is granted at any time. A
catalog givving full information will
be mailed frefc on application address-
ed to 153 Institute Place, Chicago
Avenue Station, Chicago, Illinois.
TEXAS RANCH
ACRES
OF 20,000
BRINGS $251,000
Midland, Texas.—One of the larg-
est land deals made in West Texas
this year was closed this past week
when Mabee & Pyle bought the
20,080 acre Nail ranch, paying there
for ?251,000.00. The land lies within
three miles of Midland and extends
into Martin county. W. M. Pyle is
c Midland cattleman and Mabee lives
in Kansas City. The place is leased
now by the Scharbauer Cattle Com-
pany asa ranch.
Willie, "Did Edison make the first
talking machine, pa?"
Pa, "No, son, God made the first
talking machine, but Edison made the
first one that, could be shut off."
BOYS WILL FEED YAMBS
AS A FARM PROJECT
Eldorado, Texas.—More than 80
lambs are going on feed December
first in Schleicher county in a lamb
club organized among the boys of the
county by L. E. Summer, county agen.
Plans have been made for the boys
to ship to Fort Worth in early March
to fill every place in the club classes
at the annual stock show there. All
the boys hawe home grown feed on
hand for their animals, milo maize
heads being used as the basic feed.
It is pointed out that the average of
the experiments at the Spur Sub-
Station since 1920 have shown that
about one-third of a pound grain per
day has been made by feeding lambs
ground milo heads and cottonseed
meal, and alfalfa hay.
I Market News
Our meat prices have been reduced on ac-
count of the reduction in the prices of cattle.
The following prices prevail:
Best Steak, per pound 30c
Cured Ham, first cuts, per pound 35c
Sausage, pure pork, per pound 30c
Bacon, sliced, per pound 35c
Roast, with bone, per pound 20c
Roast, clear, per pound 25c
All other meats and market products in
proportion. Remember you get the best
when you trade at—
WALLACE MARKET
Phone 5 Prompt Delivery.
THREE MEN AT HUNTSVILLE
HIT BY WRECKLESS DRIVER
From The Huntsville Item:
Monday night around 8:00 o'clock
near the heating plant of the College
on South' Avenue L three white men,
Joe Stubblefield, C. O. Gann and C.
R. Jacobs were struck from behind
by a hit and run driver of an auto-
mobile.
Jacobs had both legs broken and
his skull crushed. Gann and Stubble-
field were severely bruised. All of
the men were carried to the hospital
for treatment.
The ehree men are connected with
the Texas Kid Shows that are show-
ing just outside of the city limits,
and were on their way to town when
hit by the car.
The police and sheriff department
are working hadr on several clues as
to the kind of car and who was in it
at the time of men were hurt.
Jacobs was the only one seriously
injured and will be in the hospital
for some time before he fully re-
covers form the injuries received.
Texas produced in 1928 lime val-
ued at $751,729 from plants in Comal,
Coryell, El Paso, Travis and William-
son counties. It quarried and sold
$2,522,495 worth of stone, mostly
limestone for road building, but with
a considerable quantity of limestone
and granite for building purposes.
"So you were in the army, Ikey?"
an acquaintance remarked to a Jew-
ish exservice man.
"Yes, I vos in the army," was the
prompt reply.
"Did you get a commission?"
"No, ouly wages."
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Knight, J. A. The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1929, newspaper, December 12, 1929; Madisonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192336/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .